Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-02
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of That Body
Yesterday.
BIDS ON TWO IRON BRIDGES.
The Ordinance Closing Saloons Al
ter Midnight is Indefinitely
Postponed.

sion at O'CLOCK yestSiu"y "isSihooi
President Breed in the Chair, and all o
the members present, excepting Messrs
Willard and Lambie
The minutes OF the previous meetin:
were read and approved.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Board of Education presented report
for December showing receipts to be S25
l55. AZ, and expenditures SlS.S02 55
balance, Sc, ,652.9l. Finance Committee
CITY Assessor asked to be allowed two
assistants. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
Clerk presented annual statement ol
City Water Company. Referred to Com.
mittee on Finance.
Zanzero reported collections of water
for January $3.50 90, certified to by the
Mayor. Finance Committee.
A message waa read from the Mayor
presenting acts now pending before the
Legislature and stating that the assist
ance of Mr.. f. 2. keely in procuring
new charter for this city is desirable, as
Mr.. Kelly is Clerk of the Committee on
Municipal Corporations. Referred to
the Firance Committee and City Attor-
ney.
The Mayor called attention to bad
condition Of several streets. Board of
Public Works.
City Auditor presented his weekly
report OF the condition of the several
funds of the city, Finance Committee.
The Chief of Police reported that he
had during January received licenses
and returned $ll53. Finance Commit
tee.
The Health Officer Baker reported
that dairies of Mrs. Regan and j.
Rehelan are not nuisances. Filed.
The Zapjero reported a pay roll
amounting TO Sl3. Finance Commit.
tee.
The Superintendent of Streets report
ed pay roll for the week, amounting
to $428, Finance Committee.
T. TIE City Tax Collector. Field, report
ed collection of S7240 II delinquent tax.
Finance Committee.
The Police Commissioners recommend.
ed that packages too large to be taken
: in stores be allowed to remain on side
walks for four hours. if six feet space be
kept clear. Adopted.
Also that the Southern Pacific Com.
pany place fagmen at streetcar crossing
at San Fernando street and at junction
of First and Alameda streets. SO or.
dered.
THE CITY ATTORNEY.
The City Attorney presented an ordi.
nance compelling saloons to close be-
tween the hours Of IL midnight and 5
o'clock A. M. Indefinitely postponed.
City Attorney recommended that
quit.claim deed to the Mary A. Vine.
ward property be executed to John Bry-
son sr. Adopted.
Presented the table for obtaining the
pro rata of as sessment per lineal foot on
widening of San Pedro street. Adopted.
Presented bond of Scott, Bell and
Mangrum for erecting gas works in East
Los Angeles. Approved.
Presented bond and contract of Ea.
press Company for printing city officers
reports. Approved.
Presented bond and contract with
Mineral Rock Asphaltum Company for
building sidewalk around Plaza Park.
Approved.
Presented bond and contract with ID.
F. Donegan for sprinkling streets. Ap-
proved.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Recommended that the petition of D..
Wagner for crossing on Main street be
granted and crossing put in. So
ordered.
That City Surveyor establish grade on
Grandin street. SO ordered.
That Frick Bros. be permitted to erect
sign.board If said board does not pro.
jsct beyond property line. So or
dered.
That w. A. Clinton be allowed to ex.
cavate for ELEVATOR. So ordered
That City Surveyor propose grade for
Alabama street. So ordered.
That lines of Pico street be defined
and established. So ordered.
That petition of M. L. Wicks ct at for
street railway franchise be granted. So
ordered.
That II. L. Macniel be allowed to put
in a spur switch on Alameda street. So
ordered.
That Superintendent of Streets erect
intersection signs on oil streets that
have none. So ordered.
That amendments of different street
railways to change tracks to facilitate
travel, according to map presented be
adopted and map filed with City Clerk.
Deferred for one week.
Presented resolutions establishing
grades of Rose, Washington, Texas,
Chavez, Wall and Pleasant streets, and
recommended their adoption. So or
dered.
Presented notices of intention to es.
tablish grade of Bonsall avenue, York
street, Estrella avenue and Rowland
street. Adopted.
Recommended that grading of certain
streets be accepted. So ordered.
STEAM RAILWAY FRANCHISES.
The Mayor asked for special COM
mittee to act with himself in the investi-
CATION of Senator Motifs bill which pro.
vides that the council may grant fran.
chises to railroads by two.thirds vote,
instead of allowing the property owners
to have a voice in the matter. The
matter was referred to a Committee of
the Whole. The council resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole, with Mr..
Frankenfield in the chair.
Mr.. Burrell, of Oakland, was present
and addressed the committee on the
question. He said the Pacific Coast
Railroad Company wanted to go through
Oakland but under the charter it re-
quired two.thirds vote of the property
owners on street to permit steam
railroad to pass along Q street and tht
people won't consent, hence the railroad
companies wanted general law passed
vesting the power in City Councils tt
grant steam railroads right of way with
out asking the people about it.
Mr.. K uhrts moved that it is the senst
of the Council that any question of al
lowing steam railway q franchise b.
left to two.thirds vote of the property
owners. Adopted unanimously and tn
Clerk instructed to notify our legislator
of the sense of the Council.